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Suva Elementary

Public Grades K-5

5412^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 8% of California elementary schools

Summary

Suva Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 562 students in Bell Gardens, California, as part of the Montebello Unified School District, and it faces significant academic challenges, currently ranking in the bottom 10% of all California elementary schools.

The school's test scores are the lowest among its nearby peers, with only about 21% of students proficient in English and 18% in math, which is roughly 12-14 points lower than other Montebello Unified schools like Bell Gardens Elementary and Cesar E. Chavez Elementary. Science scores are a particular concern at just 7.8%. Furthermore, chronic student absenteeism, though improving, remains higher here than at comparable schools, which likely impacts learning.

Interestingly, schools just a mile away in the neighboring Downey Unified district, such as Price (Maude) Elementary, achieve proficiency rates two to three times higher despite similar student backgrounds, suggesting district-level policies and support play a major role. While Suva spends a comparable amount per student, its outcomes are much lower, indicating a need to examine how resources are used, especially for special education and science instruction.

562

Students ?

20.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,031

Per pupil spending ?

81.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6740 East Suva St.
Bell Gardens, CA 90201-1936

(562) 927-1827

District: Montebello Unified

Students who attend Suva Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Suva Intermediate
High:	Bell Gardens High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

98.4%

White:

1.2%

Asian:

0.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 27th percentile in 2015 → 8th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (18% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 19 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school18%

District avg30%

California avg41%

5,412^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 8%▼ down 20 pts since 2015

From bottom 27% (2015) to bottom 8% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

16^th of 17Elementary Schools in the Montebello Unified

1028^th of 1,543Montebello Unified among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	13.1	5412 of 5857	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.3	5533 of 5869	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.4	5442 of 5859	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.0	5058 of 5883	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.5	1299 of 1417	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.6	4572 of 5789	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.4	4969 of 5662	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	20.7	4628 of 5692	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	18.8	4727 of 5614	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	25.5	4089 of 5611	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	24.6	4426 of 5530	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	20.4	4621 of 5390	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	26.7	4204 of 5377	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	18.5	4677 of 5314	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	21.9	4286 of 5193	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	15.2	4647 of 5113	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	16.4	4546 of 5113	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	13.2	4452 of 4818	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	13.4	4431 of 4822	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	13.6	4445 of 4809	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	27.3	1940 of 2585	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.8	1826 of 2128	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	34.8	2196 of 3162	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.2	2141 of 3245	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.4	1847 of 3311	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.1	274 of 602	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.5	1371 of 3275	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	38.5	1841 of 3246	43.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	13.9	5178 of 5597	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.1	5352 of 5612	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.3	5289 of 5609	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.7	5026 of 5635	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.3	1148 of 1267	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	26.1	4144 of 5492	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.0	4543 of 5413	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	17.8	4592 of 5107	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.7	4680 of 5107	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.4	4653 of 5087	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	25.2	4107 of 5084	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.8	3492 of 4963	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.1	4039 of 4830	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	18.6	4823 of 5460	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.2	5065 of 5517	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.5	4930 of 5363	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	23.5	4374 of 5264	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.5	969 of 1110	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.2	3422 of 5173	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	21.9	4337 of 5084	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	14.0	5197 of 5628	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.9	5249 of 5643	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.9	5169 of 5638	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.9	4628 of 5663	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.5	1171 of 1272	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.5	4621 of 5510	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.8	4976 of 5431	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	15.5	2804 of 2847	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	33.9	1479 of 2420	38.9%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2024)31st percentile+25 vs school

Disabled (2019)25th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)12th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)10th percentile~ school

Male (2025)8th percentile~ school

Female (2025)7th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)2nd percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy21%-28 vs state

Mathematics18%-19 vs state

Science8%-25 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Suva Elementary	Public	K-5	6740 East Suva St.	Bell Gardens	90201	Los Angeles County	Montebello Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 927-1827	562	28	20.3	81.9%	7 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	553 (98.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13.1	5412^th of 5857 public elementary schools	7.6%		12.3	5533^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	5.7%	121	7.8		7.8	22.2	14.4	26.4				20.8	23.9	15.6	14.4				17.9	66.4	71.2	91.4	72.1	73.1	74.0	$15,031	$1,025	$14,006
Garfield Elementary	Public	K-5	7425 South Garfield Ave.	Bell Gardens	90201	Los Angeles County	Montebello Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 927-1915	455	22	20.9	88.1%	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.9%)	445 (97.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	23.2	4569^th of 5857 public elementary schools	22.0%		20.3	4824^th of 5869 public elementary schools	17.8%	255	15.3		15.3	22.1	36.1	31.4				29.5	27.9	27.8	22.1				25.8	88.0	90.2		92.4	91.3	92.4	$14,504	$929	$13,575
Cesar E. Chavez Elementary	Public	K-5	6139 Loveland St.	Bell Gardens	90201	Los Angeles County	Montebello Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 773-1804	702	31	22.4	91.5%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	701 (99.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	26.9	4227^th of 5857 public elementary schools	27.8%		28.1	4106^th of 5869 public elementary schools	30.0%	121	10.5		10.5	36.5	28.9	36.6				34.0	35.4	23.8	24.8				28.2	94.4	95.7	97.5	95.0	95.7	95.7	$14,113	$940	$13,173
Price (Maude) Elementary	Public	K-5	9525 South Tweedy Ln.	Downey	90240	Los Angeles County	Downey Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 904-3575	757	31	24.4	71.6%	49 (6.5%)	11 (1.5%)	664 (87.7%)	28 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.7%)	73.1	1469^th of 5857 public elementary schools	74.9%		75.7	1347^th of 5869 public elementary schools	77.0%	122	57.3		57.3	45.0	62.7	65.0				58.1	42.3	55.6	54.5				51.1	98.4						$17,755	$1,832	$15,923
Rio Hondo Elementary	Public	K-5	7731 East Muller St.	Downey	90241	Los Angeles County	Downey Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 904-3568	838	36	23.2	82.6%	50 (6.0%)	15 (1.8%)	759 (90.6%)	11 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	59.5	2089^th of 5857 public elementary schools	64.3%		58.2	2137^th of 5869 public elementary schools	63.6%	48	35.8		35.8	42.0	58.2	55.5				51.4	42.3	57.9	37.2				45.5	93.9	97.0	98.5	96.2	93.9	96.2	$16,355	$1,765	$14,590
Gallatin Elementary	Public	K-5	9513 Brookshire Ave.	Downey	90240	Los Angeles County	Downey Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 904-3583	788	31	25.4	66.9%	78 (9.9%)	16 (2.0%)	662 (84.0%)	20 (2.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	10 (1.3%)	58.9	2125^th of 5857 public elementary schools	63.7%		53.6	2369^th of 5869 public elementary schools	59.6%	244	32.4		32.4	54.6	47.3	55.3				52.7	52.3	44.6	35.5				43.9	94.0	94.7	97.7	94.0	95.5	94.0	$17,379	$1,831	$15,548
Bell Gardens Elementary	Public	K-5	5620 Quinn St.	Bell Gardens	90201	Los Angeles County	Montebello Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 927-1223	624	31	20.4	90.5%	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	614 (98.4%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	33.5	3683^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	37.1%		33.7	3623^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	38.3%	60	28.1		28.1	25.2	40.8	33.3				33.0	33.9	32.1	31.3				32.4	85.8	90.3	95.5	91.8	91.0	91.0	$14,258	$1,076	$13,182
Williams (Spencer V.) Elementary	Public	K-3	7530 East Arnett St.	Downey	90241	Los Angeles County	Downey Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 904-3564	736	32	22.9	76.2%	27 (3.7%)	16 (2.2%)	659 (89.5%)	26 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.1%)								(n/a)				63.8						63.8	75.2						75.2	97.9	98.4		98.4	97.9		$17,608	$1,851	$15,757
Park Avenue Elementary	Public	K-6	8020 Park Ave.	Cudahy	90201	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 832-1860	274	13	21.0	94.2%	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	267 (97.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.2%)	23.6	4539^th of 5857 public elementary schools	22.5%		17.9	5042^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	14.1%	503	11.6		11.6	29.0	36.8	39.5	11.5			31.2	35.5	21.1	23.3	7.7			22.5	96.3			96.3			$27,200	$6,191	$21,009
Ellen Ochoa Learning Center	Public	K-8	5027 Live Oak St.	Cudahy	90201	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 869-1300	1,052	57	18.4	96.6%	7 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1,041 (99.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.4%)	33.7	3665^th of 5857 public elementary schools	37.4%		25.7	4307^th of 5869 public elementary schools	26.6%	642	18.8	13.7	15.8	28.4	31.1	41.6	38.2	41.6	40.4	37.6	49.0	34.0	24.4	25.2	22.7	24.7	28.8	87.8	93.1	98.5	90.1	93.9	93.9	$23,011	$4,093	$18,918

Frequently Asked Questions about Suva Elementary

What district is Suva Elementary in?

Montebello Unified

What schools do graduates of Suva Elementary attend?

Students who attend Suva Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Suva Intermediate
High : Bell Gardens High

What is the racial makeup of Suva Elementary?

Students at Suva Elementary are 98% Hispanic, 1% White.

How many students attend Suva Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 562 students attended Suva Elementary.

Is Suva Elementary a good school?

Suva Elementary ranks in the bottom 7.6% of California elementary schools.

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